The sons of Hezron who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.Īnd Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, prince ofĪnd Nahshon fathered Salma, and Salma fathered Boaz.Īnd Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse.Īnd Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea We have the same geneology in first chronicles 2.5-15: ![]() ![]() Now the portion of Matthew's geneology from Perez to David is taken from the book of Ruth, so this question is not about Matthew, but about Ruth: Nevertheless Joram was the father of Uzziah through these kings, but there was no claim on Christ inheriting anything from these three. We see that three kings are skipped: Ahaziah, Joash, and Amaziah That we know only selected ancestors were included is clear, for example from the seven kings listed verses 8-9: and Joram became the father of Uzziah In the ancient world, saying that you were "a son of someone" was equivalent to making a specific set of claims about inheritance, and saying that you were a "father of" merely meant that this person was your descendent. The pharisees did not say this because they were confused about who their own fathers were, or because they thought they were all biological brothers, but rather they were making a claim to be inheritors of the promise given to Abraham. ![]() ![]() the claim that "Abraham is our father" in Matt 3.9. First, the use of "father of" or "son of" can refer to any descendent.
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